souNZ English

Mark talks about his exploration of Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, and there is a geography challenge with places in NZ.

Kath tells us about an unusual experience she had on a small aeroplane in the South Island after a tramping trip. Jean Batten is introduced - a Kiwi female flyer who set lots of records in small planes.

Karen talks about Russell in the Bay of Islands, what it was like in 1840 and what it is like now. How do you use the phrase 'Remember the good old days when...'?

Karen chats to Kath about jobs that she did as a student.

New Zealanders generally enjoy sports. You get a chance to match the name of the NZ rep team with the sport they play. And Karen chats to Mark about a rugby player who has had an influence on the pre-match haka.

Karen talks a bit about her own work experience. And then she chats to Mark about Richard Pearce - a Kiwi who did actually fly.

Karen talks about how much she enjoys travelling, and chats to Mark about when he was a kid camping round NZ.

What is a palindrome? How do people connect with their friends? What is the meaning of mate's rates? Listen to this week's podcast 'Connect' for answers to these questions.

Karen talks about what she likes to do in terms of entertainment. And Mark starts a new series of chatting about famous NZers.

How do different people in our class greet each other? See if you can learn one or two different ways of saying hello to your classmates.

Jokes from Tim, Mark and then Chris. These are all puns – where a word can mean 2 things in the same context. If you understand a joke, you say that you ‘get’ it. If you don’t understand, you say ‘I don’t get it!’ There are 7 jokes on this podcast, all using puns. Do you get them all? If you don’t get some of them, have a look at Http://karenunitec.blogspot.com to see an explanation.

Karen chats to Moira about the LLC at Unitec and how it can help your language development, especially at a higher level. Spot Moira in the photo - clue: she's wearing a pink jumper!

Tnis is an episode about physical rather than emotional health!! Listen to Ron describe what he does to try to avoid heart problems in the future.

Why is it important to use colloquialisms? What is an echo tag? What strategies are used by conversationalists? Judi talks to Karen about some of the features of spoken English.

Listen to some friends discussing what they are going to do in the long weekend? Notice the language they use to talk about their future intentions and plans.

...you are daydreaming and you suddenly realise that you have no idea what someone just said to you? Some idioms and expressions to get you out of a sticky situation. For script check out http://karenunitec.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-do-you-say-when.html

Some golf vocab that might be useful as you listen to this podcast: par - the number of shots it is possible to do this hole in clubs - golf sticks to hit the ball, come in different shapes and sizes depending on where your ball is and how far you want it to go green - the smooth part of the course where the hole is located Tiger Woods - world famous golfer Michael Campbell - NZ golfer who plays internationally

I should have known better than to interrupt the males in my family watching NZ's first game in the world cup... Find out ...who Tim thinks will win the world cup? ...who the Warriors are? ...what the NRL is? And listen for the hesitations, and the pron misunderstandings! Do you think that watching sport is more exciting than playing?

What does ANZAC stand for? And why is this a public holiday? Hear what Janine thinks about Anzac Day. See http://karenunitec.blogspot.com/ for script.

AK 07 - what is it? Happening when? And what on earth is RIPPED? http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/Events/RedSquareBritomart/Detail.aspx?id=254 An interview with Roxanne, one of the Young Producers. And some of the script can be read at http://karenunitec.blogspot.com/2007/03/ak-07.html

If you want to read the script, go to... http://karenunitec.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-year-celebrations.html

What is Waitangi Day? How is it celebrated in NZ? If you want to read the text of this podcast, go to http://karenunitec.blogspot.com/2007/02/waitangi-day.html News article about how Kiwis overseas celebrate Waitangi Day http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/979786 Celebrations at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands http://www.waitangi.net.nz/about/waitangi-day.htm A NZ government site that tells you everything you might want to know about the Treaty of Waitangi http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/133

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